Handled can and method of making same



Mar. 27, 1923. 1,449,829

A. MILLER HANDLED CAN AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed Dec. 10, 1921 Patented Mar. 27, 1923.

ARTHUR MILLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,

Assrenoa To SOLAR-STURGES MFG. 00., A

I CORPORATION OF ILLINQIS.

HANDLED CAN AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME.

Application filed December 10, 1921. SerialNo. 521,303.

To all whom it may concemz:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR MILLER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Handled Cans and Methods of Making Same; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates particularly to milk cans and to a way for'fastening the handles to such cans, but is equally applicable toall cases where a metal handle is to be attached to the'metal body and the'joints must be free from cracks or crevices.

It is an object of this invention tosecure a handle to a can in such away that it is not easily broken off.

It is a further object of this invention to make a joint between a handle and can which shall be plated so as to leave no cracks or other place where dirt might lodge.

Other and further important objects of the invention will be apparent from the disclosures in the drawings and specification.

The-invention (in a preferred form) is illustrated in the drawings and hereinafter more fully described.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front view, and Figure 2 a side view of a can to which my invention has been applied.

Figure 3 is an enlarged section through one arm of the handle.

Figure 4c is a view of the handle.

Figure 5 is a section through two ends of the handle.

As shown on the drawings:

The usual milk can 1 is supplied with a pair of handles 2. Each end of each handle is spread out into a foot which is shaped toconform to the surface-of the, can as shown at 3. The sheet metal wall of the can and the foot of the handle are thenunited by spot-welding as indicated at 4. Preferably there are two spot-welds at each foot of each handle.- I I The can and the handle thus united there- Y to are then coated with metal. This'may be, done bygalvanizing, by dipping in melted 'metal,by electro-plating, by sherardizing,

or by anyother method. 7 The coating 5 thus I applied will have thickened portions 6 where the'foot of the handle and the surface of the can form an acute angle. There will also .be'slightly thickened portions 7 at the opposite edge of the foot.

The effect of the coating is tocompletely protect the joint between the handle and the can from any possibility of foreign matter entering therein. The use of spot-welding instead of riveting to holdthe handle in place also tends to avoid the presence of any cracks, and thus renders easier. the coating of the combined handle and pan with metal."

VVitha handle so secured and socoated, it is impossible for the milk to create a layer of cheesy deposit around the joint of the handle.

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Consequently the can is more readily kept clean and is therefore more sani- It is also evident that a can andhandle so united and so coveredby a coating are protected effectively from rust and that the danger of the handle breaking off due to "a i weakened joint is lessened.

I am aware that various changes in detail and construction maybe resorted to without departing from thespirit of this invention, and I therefo-re'do' not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise is necessitated by the-prior art.

I claim as my invention:

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1. The method ofv attaching a 'haiidle to an object which consists in fitting the end of the handle to the surface of" the object, uniting it to the object by spot-welding, and

coating the united object'and handlewith 3. A can, a handle therefor, spot-Welds In testimony whereofIhave hereunto subuniting said handle to said can, and a coatscribed my name in the presence of two 10 ing of? metal cogerifig thle czl in and handllcie. subscribing witnesses.

4. can, a anc e t ere 0r, spot-We s 1 5 uniting said handle to'said can, and a coat- ARTHUR MILLER ing of metal covering the can and handle, Witnesses: said coating being of extra thickness Where SJARLTON HILL, the handle and can form an acute angle. AMES M. OBmm'. 

